THE MARKETS.

Taranaki Herald, Volume L, Issue 12516, 26 March 1904, Page 8

THE MARKETS.

NEW PLYMOUTH— MARCH 25. Retail Prices.— Country settlers must underste?id that the New Plymptitfa dealers rail at these prices. ; Butchers' Meat.— Beef : Sirloin, s£d ; prime ribs, £Jd to 6^d,; rump steak; 7d; other roast?, from 3d *to s^d ; boiling beef from 2d to 4d ; corn beef, from 4d ' per lb. LainV>— Hind-quarter, 4s fid; forequarter, 3s ,6d.L Mutton: Hindquarter, 4Jd ; fora-quarter, 3d ; legs, 6d ; loins, 4d ; chops, 6d ; shoulders, 3jd; neckn and breasts, 3d per lb. Pork : Fresh 6d per lb. Veal, 5d to 6d per to. Siaasages Beef, r sd, pork 6d.— Tiese prices are for cash only ; id per IK for , bppking over 1 W Farm anft Dairy Produce.— Milk, 3iS per quart ; butter, dairy 8d to 10d, separator 1/ per ft ; cheese, 8d pel* »; eggs 1/4; fowls \3/6 to 6/ pair; ducks 5/6 per' pair-; turkeys 1/6 each; laxd 8d ; ii^icon, 9d ; best hams, lOd per lb. Flour, Grsin, &c.— Flour (local and imported rc3ler), - 11/ per lOOlbs, 5/9 per BOlbs ; v?heatmeal, 15/ per 2001bs; sharps, per 200 ft eack, 11/6; bran, per 3/ ; fowls' vrheat, 4/- per bushel ; seed 1001 b sack, 4/6 ; oatmeal, 251 b bags, oats, 2/9; oats,. 2/6 ;> crushed oats, 2/9; barloj-, 3/U ; maize, 4/3, beanß, (whole), 4/r. ; crushed, 4/9 ; straw chaff 2/ ; sheaf cfcaff, 2/6: sack. (Theto; are retail cash prices only); Fruit.— BouanaH; 3d per ft J, cocoa nuts, 2d to 3d ea»h ; lemons,. 1/ N to Is 6d per doz ; apples, 3d per lb ; walnuts, 9d per lb ; dates 6d per lb : dried' figs, V per ibV'oran'ges 1/6 to 2/6, peaches 4d *o 6d, quinces 2d. Vegetables.— Onions, l^d per lb ; cabbages, Id and 2d each ; cauliflowers, 2d to 6d ewh; potatoes, 4/ to 5/ per cwt ; carrots, 2d bunch; turnips, 3d ; radishes, 20; new potatoes l*^ <*> 2 r d ; BreadstuSo.— Bread, 7d per 418 loaf, cash ;.8d booked. - * . Coal, ex yard.— Westport, 43/, Mo kau32/ per ton. ' " Firewoott, fronl 10/6 io W» f*er Vjad. . BT/YING PRICES. Butter— driry, 8d ; separator, 8d to 9d per lb ir. bulk ; cheese, ' 5d per lb j eggs, 1/2 p-jr dozon ; fowls, 2/9 per pair ; ducVr., 3/ per pair ; bacon, 6d *.o 7d p«r J^. ; hams. 9d per ft ; lard.. 5d ;fungus, 2|d per 12>.